Sad-iron.



PATENTED 0011.23, 190e.

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)Hill/MINIMUM MINI' UNITED STATES Specification of Letters Patent.

PATENT OFFICE.

Patented oet. 23, 1906.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257,192.

To LZZ whom t nfl/ay con/cern:

Beit known that I, EsTnLLE SMITH, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Monticello, in the county of Sullivan and State of New York, have invented a new vand useful Improvement in Sad-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to an improvement in sad-irons, and has for its object .to provide the base with a projecting flange, terminating in a nose at one end and merging into a recess in the opposite end, so that the iron may be'inserted under gathers, plaits, tucks, &c., and also around and under buttons or other projections of a garment.

This invention consists ofv the` novel features of construction, which will be fully set forth in the following speciiication and pointed out in the claim, reference being had to the drawings, in which- Y Figure l is a perspective view of a sad-iron constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the base, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional plan view of the base-plate of the handle.4

In the drawings, A indicates the base or body portion of the iron, the lower sides of f which are provided with. a tapering flange A',

which terminates at one end in a beveled nose A2, from which the flange tapers toward the rear or opposite end of the base, where it merges into a semicircular recess A3. f The top of the base is provided with two upwardly-projecting studs A, by which a plate B is securely and permanently held upon the base, the said plate having apertures registering with the studs, which project above the surface of the plate and have their heads riveted, as shown at A5 in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The plate B is also provided with central apertures to provide a cross-bar B', which is adapted for engagement with a locking-nose C and latch C2, carried by the baseplate C3 of the handle proper, C.

The base-plate C3 is provided at its ends.

with upwardly-projecting tubular portions C4, Awhich provide sockets in which the depending members D of the grip G are held,

the depending members being `securely locked in position by-the rivets D2, and in practice I prefer to employ two rivets for locking each member, which are arranged at right angles.

The base of one of the tubular sockets is provided with a recess E, in which the end of a flat spring E/ is inserted and securely fastened by means of a screw E2, the free endof cent its pivotal end.

In practice I also employ a shield 'F for protecting the hand against the heat of the iron, and this shield is carried and held by the operating-handle G, by which the latch C2 may be disengaged from the cross-bar B.

From the foregoing it will be seen that'I provide an exceedingly cheap and simple dethe spring engaging the locking-latch adjavice for the purpose heretofore explained, y

and further comment upon the eiliciency of the device as a whole isthouglit unnecessary, as it will readily appear to those accustomed to the use of sad-irons 5 but it may be pointed out, however, that by providing the base or body of the iron with a projecting flange the smoothing-surface of the iron is increased without materially increasing the weight,

and by providing the beveled nose at one end and the recess at the other the iron'may be readily inserted in and under tucks and gathers and also around and under buttons or other projections upon a garment being ESTELLE SMITH.

Witnesses: I

ROY F. SGHOONMAKER, ALANsoN G. SMITH. 

